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Ottawa South (provincial electoral district)
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Ottawa South |
| province | Ontario |
| image | Ottawa South locator map.png |
| caption | Ottawa South in relation to other Ottawa electoral districts |
| prov-status | active |
| prov-created | 1925 |
| prov-election-first | 1926 |
| prov-election-last | 2025 |
| prov-rep | John Fraser |
| prov-rep-party | Liberal |
| demo-census-date | 2016 |
| demo-pop | 121055 |
| demo-electors | 93167 |
| demo-electors-date | 2018 |
| demo-area | 73 |
| demo-cd | Ottawa |
| demo-csd | Ottawa |
| prov-status = active | prov-created = 1925 | prov-abolished = | prov-election-first = 1926 | prov-election-last = 2025 | prov-rep = John Fraser | prov-rep-party = Liberal | prov-rep-party-link = | demo-census-date = 2016 | demo-pop = 121055 | demo-electors = 93167 | demo-electors-date = 2018 | demo-area = 73 | demo-cd = Ottawa | demo-csd = Ottawa
Ottawa South () is a provincial electoral district (riding) in the Canadian province of Ontario, in the city of Ottawa.
History
The district was created in 1925 from part of Ottawa West. Prior to the 1999 election, the provincial district did not have the same borders as the federal district.
Prior to the 1967 redistribution, the riding shared no common area with the present riding. Present day Ottawa South could be found in the riding of Russell prior to 1967.
After having been firmly conservative for the first 60 years, it has been in the hands of the Liberals without interruption since 1987. From 1987 to 2013, it was held by two generations of the McGuinty family–father Dalton Sr. from 1987 to 1990 and son Dalton Jr. from 1990 to 2013.
Members of the Provincial Parliament
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Election results
2025
2022
2018
2014
2013 by-election
Dalton McGuinty resigned the Premiership of Ontario in February 2013, but decided to stay on as MPP of Ottawa South until the next election. McGuinty changed his mind however, and resigned on June 12 amid the "gas plant scandal".
Opinion polls
| Polling Firm | Date of Polling | Link | ON | Liberal}};" align="center" | Liberal | ON | PC}};" align="center" | PC | ON | NDP}};" align="center" | NDP | ON | Green}};" align="center" | Green | ON | Independents}};" align="center" | Other | Type of poll | Margin of error |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forum Research | 36 | 52 | 9 | 3 | 0 | IVR | 4% | ||||||||||||
| Campaign Research | 35 | 42 | 12 | 6 | 5 | IVR | 4.5% | ||||||||||||
| Forum Research | HTML | 34 | 48 | 12 | 5 | 1 | IVR | 4% | |||||||||||
| Campaign Research | 37 | 38 | 17 | 5 | 2 | IVR | 5.1% | ||||||||||||
| Forum Research | HTML | 42 | 38 | 17 | 4 | 3 | IVR | 5% | |||||||||||
| Forum Research | HTML | 34 | 37 | 22 | 4 | 2 | IVR | 4% |
Results
1926-2011 elections
1954-1966: Ward 5 (Old Ottawa South, the Glebe) and that part of Wards 4 (Centretown) and 6 (Dalhousie Ward) south of Sparks Street and Wellington Street (West).
1933-1954: Capital Ward, Dalhousie Ward, Central Ward, Wellington Ward, that part of Riverdale Ward west of Main Street and that part of Elmdale Ward east of Parkdale Avenue.
1925-1933: Dalhousie Ward and Capital Ward
2007 electoral reform referendum
| 2007 Ontario electoral reform referendum | Side | Votes | % | Total valid votes | 46,659 | 100.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Past the Post | 30,718 | 65.84 | ||||
| Mixed Member Proportional | 15,941 | 34.16 |
Riding associations
Riding associations are the local branches of the provincial political parties: http://www.punditsguide.ca/riding/?riding=1117&pane=5
| Party | Association Name | President | HQ Address | Neighbourhood | Green Party of Ontario Ottawa South | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario | Ottawa South Progressive Conservative Association | Alan Wilde | 10 The Masters Drive, Ottawa, ON. | Uplands | Ontario Liberal Party | Ottawa South Provincial Liberal Association | Carolyn Kropp | Unknown | Unknown | Ontario New Democratic Party | Ontario New Democrat Party Ottawa South | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
|---|
Sources
References
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